Imgur blocking Adult/NSFW content is most likely influenced by their monetization strategy.

You know why they (and Tumblr/IG) want to block Adult/NSFW content?

Ads. Advertisers don't want their ads (and brand) to be associated with adult/NSFW content.

We aren't beholden to advertisers, and embrace freedom of expression. We have no plans to ban NSFW content.

#pixelfed #imgur #nsfw

@pixelfed I think content warnings are great but I have discovered that once you put a content warning or mark the post as "sensitive content", there won't be any preview shown if you post the link elsewhere which is, in a way, punishing those who play by the rules. I don't have a solution for this because I don't know how this works on a technical level. It just would be nice if I could opt in to see adult content in link previews too.
There’s a setting that allows admins to enable/disable that. You should ask your site/instance’s admin. Here’s mine. I’m sure Mastodon has the same settings 🙂
@Deus @pixelfed Ohhhh, this is amazing news!
I'm on mastodon.social right now, so I doubt I can ask them to enable it but I'll spread this info to the admins I know!

‘ORDER’ Eugen to enable it. “How dare he!” 💪

😂

@Deus @pixelfed
I demand it NOW!